usage
pronunciation
How to pronounce usage in British English:
UK [ˈjuːsɪdʒ]
How to pronounce usage in American English:
US [ˈjuːsɪdʒ]
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- Noun:
- the act of using
- accepted or habitual practice
Word Origin
- usage (n.)
- c. 1300, "established practice, custom," from Anglo-French and Old French usage "custom, habit, experience; taxes levied," from us, from Latin usus "use, custom" (see use (v.)). From late 14c. as "service, use, act of using something."
Example
- 1. Credit usage isn 't expected to surge anytime soon .
- 2. This usage dates first from mark twain 's tom sawyer in 1876 .
- 3. That is a pretty low rate of usage .
- 4. Is social media eroding e-mail usage ?
- 5. Cutting water usage would reduce our carbon footprint .